“Sulfur, faith, breathtaking escapes. San Severo, Italy. Every year on the streets of the city, explosions blend prayers to the “Festa del Soccorso”. Fujenti (this is their traditional name) run under kilometers of fireworks and firecrackers, typical of San Severo, surrounded by thousands of loud bangs and sparks that became more and more powerful. On every block Hail Mary and deflagrations merge the Processions in honor of the Virgin Mary, protector of the city. A centenary tradition testified by a document dated 1707 that mentions the union of firecrackers and religious celebrations, in which the local parish council invited the people to celebrate the black Madonna with noisy explosions as a sign of devotion. Unfortunately, that of 2018 could have been the last characteristic escape of the “fujenti”, as a result of the more and more urgent laws on the safety, this secular tradition of South Italy risks disappearing forever.”

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Street Photography - 2018

1

Pourim Banquet in Jerusalem

Leban Sébastien
(France)

2

Red Tie

Giuliano Mazzanti
(Italy)

3

Playing

Viet van Tran
(Vietnam)

Menzione d'onore

Water comes from below

Le guyader Ludovic
(France)

Menzione d'onore

Yellow Cape

Mathias Wasik
(United States)

Menzione d'onore

Last Rays of Warmth

Viraj Bunnag
(Thailand)

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Architettura & Geometrie Urbane - 2018

1

Walking to the future city

Pedro luis Ajuriaguerra saiz
(Spain)

2

Columns

Angiolo Manetti
(Italy)

3

Ginza Crossing

Daniele Stefanizzi
(Italy)

Menzione d'onore

BaKUMan (al Centro culturale Heydar Aliyev, Baku)

Roberto Corinaldesi
(Italy)

Menzione d'onore

UFO Soviet

Bourriau Dimitri
(France)

Menzione d'onore

The short 20th Century

Nicola Bertellotti
(Italy)

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Trasporti - 2018

1

INNOVATIVE WAY OF BOARDING - The photograph was taken during a Muslim festival near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Electrification of Bangladesh Railway is yet to be done, so people dare to travel on the roof of the train and of course free of cost.

Deba prasad Roy
(India)

2

Flyby

Christiaan Hart
(Hong Kong SAR China)

3

The red bus

Tristan Lavender
(Netherlands)

Menzione d'onore

Il parcheggio delle biciclette

Massimo Alfano
(Italy)

Menzione d'onore

Poetry in Motion

Rudolf Sulgan
(United States)

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Urban Art - 2018

1

3 hearts

Lukasz Zietara
(Poland)

2

Antibes Le Nomade

Sergio Aresi
(Italy)

3

Faith vs Google

Guido Caltabiano
(Italy)

Menzione d'onore

Sculptures by the Sea, Perth 2018

Rebecca Wiltshire
(Australia)

Menzione d'onore

A moment inside a museum

Ranu Jain
(United Arab Emirates)

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People - 2018

1

POSIZIONI PRIVILEGIATE

Gianni Boradori
(Italy)

2

SWEET GOLD

Mauro De bettio
(Italy)

3

Back to home

Qui thinh Tran
(Vietnam)

Menzione d'onore

Suorine

Riccardo Pesaresi
(Italy)

Menzione d'onore

Where is the truth?

Olgierd Kajak
(Switzerland)

Menzione d'onore

Il fumatore incallito

Samuel Dossi
(Italy)

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Urban Animals - 2018

1

Untitled

Md enamul Kabir
(Bangladesh)

2

Grindy

Nik Brezginov
(Russia)

3

Wolf in the city - Wolfdog Biloxi in the famous Schnoor quarter district in Bremen/Germany

Andrea Zachrau
(Germany)

Menzione d'onore

Desire for freedom

Sergio Redolfi
(Italy)

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Creative Photography - 2018

1

HOTEL PARADISE

Giulio Fabbri
(Italy)

2

Walking on Words

Orlando Morici
(Italy)

3

Red dimension

Marco Tagliarino
(Italy)

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